Me & the Boss

Me & the Boss

Monday, July 1, 2013

Innovative Tips On How To Create And Operate A Furniture Retail Business

By Bruce Johnson


It's important to take a step back every once and a while and find ways to grow your custom furniture retail business without getting muddled down in all of the options. Use this list to your advantage and focus on expanding your business to succeed.

Always try to put a face to your custom furniture retail business. In other words, confirm your customers feel like they are interacting with and buying from a person instead of a furniture center trying to nickel and dime them. People are more possible to spend their money with you if they can associate a face with your business.

Always do what you say you are going to do. Many deals are lost do to someone not meeting a hope that was set. If you accomplish to having information back to them tomorrow, do it. If you don't follow through on the little things, people will have a difficult time trusting you to do the big things.

When hiring new people to work for you, keep in mind the importance of having diversity on your staff. No single person can be good at everything, so you need to hire people with different strengths to help you custom furniture retail business to run efficiently and meet the needs of a much wider client base.

You probably want to jump right into your custom furniture retail business, but you should hesitate before quitting your other job. Your business is not going to make a profit right away, and you will need a lot of money to fund it. It will be very hard work to do both jobs at once, but it will keep your business from going under.

Everyone likes a contest. Whether it is pie eating or an obstacle course, family-friendly competitions will really draw a big crowd. And if your furniture center is the sponsor, product placement will never get simpler. Make sure the contest advertises your support of the customers and they will return the sentiment.

Collaborating with other custom furniture retail businesses or people can be a great opportunity for your business. However, before these partnerships even start, you should make sure that you lay out a clear list of responsibilities and boundaries. If you are not clear on who is responsible for what, it will lead to problems down the line.

A staff should be well versed in customer service. Since the customer is the life blood to the survival of the store, a good employee should be trained in satisfying a customer's requirements and being there when they need assistance. A customer who leaves a store without anyone attending to them is a customer lost.

Always keep your promises. In custom furniture retail business, your word is your reputation. If your customers cannot trust you, you will not be a success. Keep your work and you will get to the level of success that you desire and enjoy a long term relationship with your customers.




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